That's pretty intense flying.

I wonder if the saw has a quick release, in case it gets snagged.

Noe Flightrisk wrote:
I wonder if the saw has a quick release, in case it gets snagged.

Yes, it does...as most external loads do....thankfully

Maybe 20 years ago, I landed behind one of these guys in western NC. The pilot was a young lad and I ask him the question.... you most make a lot of money? He said "not near as much as most people think I should."

He went on to say that his boss (in Texas) bought the company from the inventor's window. Enough said.

PS: I have seen a couple more of these rigs more recently. One pilot told me that it would cut up to 18 inch diameter stuff. I said I can't cut firewood without pinching the saw, what do you do when that happens? His answer was to radio the ground crew, and they climb up and cut him free while he hangs out. Only if that doesn't work, will he release the safety and that is total destruction of the saw.

I bet that pilot is wore ass out after a day of that!!
So does that registration (F-BIFT)stand for: F...n Big Insect F..n up Trees?

It is a French registered heli. F=France, XA, XB = Mexico, C= Canada, etc.

http://www.travel-images.com/aircraft-registration.html

Blue skies,

Tom

Nice find Zane

Anyone ever seen this one? Its pretty darn cool...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzga6qAaBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzga6qAaBA

I've watched that whole video before, it's so good i watched both links!

It's funny, i was JUST talking with someone about the heli saw a few weeks ago. Love the Lama, my favorite helicopter to fly... it's too bad they're on the endangered species list in north america. Still the best performance for the money anywhere.

Is it just me, or does that look like an accident waiting to happen? Amazing though. Where there's an aircraft, there's a way.